January 30, 2013

Trunks up! "Little Ellie Dress" pattern-in-progress

This is a sewing pattern I'm working on at the moment. I was going to call it the "Little Cleo" Dress because of the cleopatra-style circular neckline and shoulders. Miss Wink decided, though, that it should be named after the little elephant fabric and who am I to argue with 4 year-old logic?

As cute as the buttons are, the dress is a bit fiddly to do with the back opening and I've since come up with a much simpler slimline collar which slips on over the head. I'll post photos of that version asap.

The lovely sales assistant at the Remnant Warehouse where I bought the fabric told me elephants with their trunks up are considered to be a sign of good luck. I'd never heard that but I really like the idea of a lucky dress so I'm going with the idea...

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